Current Council
The Southland District Council is made up of a Mayor and 12 Councillors and has 9 Community Boards.
The Mayor is voted in “at large” and the Councillors are voted in by Ward.
Each of the Wards have Community Boards.
Each Community Board has a Ward Councillor appointed to it by Council.
Mayor and Councillors (by Ward)
Southland District Mayor
Gary Tong
027 465 5182
gary.tong@southlanddc.govt.nz
Mayoral Support - Dianne Williams
0800 732 732 ext 3258
dianne.williams@southlanddc.govt.nz
Mararoa Waimea Ward (three Councillors)
John Douglas
03 248 6110, 027 493 0633
john.douglas@southlanddc.govt.nz
Ebel Kremer
03 249 8255, 027 510 7785
ebel.kremer@southlanddc.govt.nz
Rob Scott
021 609 567
Robin.Scott@southlanddc.govt.nz
Waiau Aparima Ward (three Councillors)
Don Byars
027 488 8858
Don.Byars@southlanddc.govt.nz
George Harpur
03 226 6040, 027 652 6728
George.harpur@southlanddc.govt.nz
Karyn Owen
021 0848 8452
Karyn.Owen@southlanddc.govt.nz
Oreti Ward (three Councillors)
Darren Frazer
021 415 840 –
Darren.frazer@southlanddc.govt.nz
Christine Menzies
027 950 2760 -
Christine.Menzies@southlanddc.govt.nz
Margie Ruddenklau
03 249 7789 -
Margaret.Ruddenklau@southlanddc.govt.nz
Waihopai Toetoe Ward (two Councillors)
Paul Duffy
03 206 6491, 027 288 5856
paul.duffy@southlanddc.govt.nz
Julie Keast
03 2468 410, 027 220 6404
julie.keast@southlanddc.govt.nz
Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward (one Councillor)
Bruce Ford
03 219 1282, 027 231 7815,
bruce.ford@southlanddc.govt.nz
Community Boards
Mararoa Waimea Ward
Ardlussa Community Board
- Richard Clarkson (Chair) 027 5442220 joclarkson@netspeed.net.nz
- Ray Dickson (Deputy Chair) 027 2369611 ray.mairi@xtra.co.nz
- Chris Dillon
- Clarke Horrell
- Hilary Kelso
- One more needed from By-Election
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Rob Scott
Fiordland Community Board
- Sarah Greaney (Chair) 027 2226634 sarahkay@xtra.co.nz
- Diane Holmes (Deputy Chair) 03 249 7750 diane.holmes70@gmail.com
- Ben Killeen
- Ryan Murray
- Max Slee
- Mary Chartres
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Ebel Kremer
Northern Community Board
- Greg Tither (Chair) 027 2032672 lumsden@foursquare-si.co.nz
- Lance Hellewell (Deputy Chair) 03 248 7051 or 03 248 6166 mossburnmotors@gmail.com
- Carolyn Smith
- Peter Bruce
- Pam Naylor
- Sonya Taylor
- Ward Councillor – Councillor John Douglas
Oreti Ward
Oreti Community Board
- Brian Sommerville (Chair) 027 7045287 brsomerville@hotmail.com
- Natasha Mangels (Deputy Chair) 021 2592043 or 03 236 0644 nemangels@gmail.com
- Colin Smith
- Geoff Jukes
- Peter Schmidt
- Two required from Makarewa subdivision By-election
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Darren Frazer
Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward
Stewart Island/Rakiura Community Board
- Jon Spraggon (Chair) 03 219 1449 jspraggon@realjourneys.co.nz
- Steve Lawrence (Deputy Chair) 03 219 1173 island.maintenance@xtra.co.nz
- Aaron Conner
- Anita Geeson
- Gordon Leask
- Rakiura Herzhoff
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Bruce Ford
Waiau Aparima Ward
Tuatapere Te Waewae Community Board
- Margaret Thomas (Chair) 03 2266104 arpad@xtra.co.nz
- Ann Horrell (Deputy Chair) 021 2169808 altonlea.horrells@xtra.co.nz
- Blayne De Vries
- Maurice Green
- Alistair McCracken
- Keri Potter
- Ward Councillor – Councillor George Harpur
Wallace Takitimu Community Board
- André Bekhuis (Chair) 027 2206933 andre.b@xtra.co.nz
- Maureen Johnston (Deputy Chair) 03 2258456 maureenjhnstn@gmail.com
- David Cowie
- Kelly Day
- Bev Evans
- Peter Gutsell
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Don Byars
Oraka Aparima Community Board
- Graeme Stuart (Chair) 027 2220962 graemestuart44@gmail.com
- Sharon Ayto (Deputy Chair) 027 4440121 sharonayto@gmail.com
- Neil Linscott
- Three more needed from By-Election
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Karyn Owen
Waihopai Toetoe Ward
Waihopai Toetoe Community Board
- Pam Yorke (Interim Chair until February 2020) 027 2255654 yorke@callsouth.net.nz
- Denise Fodie
- Pani Grey-Thomas
- Gay Munro
- Melanie Shepherd
- Two more needed from By-Election
- Ward Councillor – Councillor Paul Duffy (until 31 January 2021 and then Councillor Keast from 1 February 2021 to the end of the 2019/2022 triennium)
* Note – Chair and Deputy Chair will be decided on at the 25 February 2020 meeting.